Weber bbq

Hi guys,

Recently one of my students who used to live in South Africa told me about Weber bbq's. She said it makes amazing recipes and that not only grills but also bakes. She gave me a recipe book with lots of stuff, desserts included!

I confess my ignorance on the subject, do you guys know this, whats your opinion? Is it something you'd advise me to buy? And if so, would you go for electric, gas or charcoal?

Re: Weber bbq

Weber's have been going here for at least 25 years. They're very common. My dad still has a Weber kettle BBQ from about that time. It was charcoal but he got the gas conversion kit a few years back. Our Christmas turkey always gets done in it. He's a big BBQer and has had numerous other flat plate bbqs but also got a Weber Q a couple of years ago. Apart for the stupidly weak fold out tong rests it's quite good. They are the higher end of the market. That's gas too because he has a gas line installed in bbq area.

Re: Weber bbq

We can also get webber BBQs here in the uk , they are pretty expensive . Some are quite large and elaborate with gas rings at the side , others far simpler.

I don't have I one and with the weather we have had over the past few years I'm just about to get rid of my old gas BBQ and just use my little coal pot from now on!The gas BBQ last got used at Christmas when we dragged it out of the shed to blacked the sweet red peppers ready for them to be skinned and turned into soup for Christmas dinner ! It was raining and the BBQ was put right by the back door so we could keep dry .Since then , on days when the weather isn't too bad I've used my little Coalpot which is great for just a few of us.

Re: Weber bbq

We have a Weber charcoal grill. It's great for adding smoke flavor and you certainly can have a hot side and a cool side if you want with the size we have, by adding bricks or something to divide the coals.

We've never been able to achieve the same flavor on a gas grill by adding wood chips for smoke. It'd be great to have one though for general cooking to keep the heat and mess out of the house.

Re: Weber bbq

Thank you all for your feedback.

My student describe it as something out of this world, so I really wanted to check. I already have a bbq, its not a device, its an actual bbq made of bricks, on a wall. I'm thinking of investing soon in a wood oven.So, one last question: with the bbq I already have, plus the wood oven, is it still worth it to buy this weber thing?

Re: Weber bbq

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